Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is being cursed by fantasy football managers around the world after substituting Andreas Christensen during the Blues' Premier League clash with Brighton on Saturday.

Goals from Eden Hazard and Willian had given the champions a 2-0 lead over the Seagulls and they looked on course to record a clean sheet for the fifth time in six league games.

Under FPL rules, each player in the Chelsea defence would receive a bonus of four points for not conceding - a welcome boost to any team.

But in order to qualify for the clean sheet bonus, a player must be on the field for at least 60 minutes which means that, for the second week in a row, Christensen has narrowly missed out on those crucial extra points.

The Danish defender was taken off today after suffering a head injury during a clash with a Brighton player.

Andreas Christensen was forced off with a head injury against Brighton (Image: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

But rather than worry about Christensen's health after such a situation, FPL managers are fuming at the Chelsea man and his manager Conte for not allowing him to continue past the 60th minute.

As well as earning the clean sheet bonus, Christensen would have been given an extra point for playing more than two-thirds of the game.